El Patio de Albuquerque – Albuquerque, New Mexico
For more than a quarter century, award-winning journalist Charles Kuralt had the type of job any aspiring sojourner would envy. …
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Las Ristras Restaurant – Corrales, New Mexico
Based on interviews conducted with Hollywood luminaries who’ve starred in movies or television shows shot in New Mexico, you might …
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2G’s Bistro – Albuquerque, New Mexico
In May, 2018, Yelp published its listing of the 50 best restaurants in Albuquerque. Only three of them came from …
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Sophia’s Place – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Exterior signage for Dennis Apodaca’s new restaurant venture sports the name of the previous tenant, a short-lived eatery named MIXX. …
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Krazy Lizard – Albuquerque, New Mexico
I count in almost equal measure, friends, family members and colleagues who label themselves as either militant liberals or staunch …
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Starr Brothers Brewing – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Poets, musicians and authors have long rhapsodized about the loyalty of dogs, the most faithful and loving companions anyone can …
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Black Bird Saloon – Los Cerrillos, New Mexico
On a journey by train to San Francisco, New Mexico’s legendary award-winning author Tony Hillerman shared an observation car with …
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Mykonos Cafe And Taverna – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jose Villegas, my friend and colleague at Hanscom Air Force Base, earned the most ignominious nickname. Everyone called him “Jose …
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Casa Chimayo – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Chimayó is one of the most mythologized, misunderstood— and, some would say, maligned—places in New Mexico. On one hand, it …
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Thai Kitchen – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“There is no good meat that their stupid cooks do not spoil with the sauce they make. They mix with …
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Turtle Mountain Brewing Company – Rio Rancho, New Mexico
The Tewa name “Oku Pin” which translates in English to “Turtle Mountain” has three meanings of significance to the people …
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Torinos’ @ Home – Albuquerque, New Mexico
I love Italian food but that’s too generic a term for what’s available now: you have to narrow it down …
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Tap That – Albuquerque, New Mexico
In my review of the Corrales Bistro Brewery, you were introduced to “Le Cochon,” a self-professed God’s gift to women, …
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Tia B’s La Waffleria – Albuquerque, New Mexico
While waffles may be forever associated with late nights at The Waffle House (the ubiquitous Southern chain which has served …
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Rudy’s Country Store & Barbecue – Albuquerque, New Mexico
I first sampled Rudy’s Country Store & Bar-B-Q’s products in 1993 in Leon Springs, Texas, a San Antonio suburb on …
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Salt and Board – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“Five years ago, everyone was making beer in their bathtubs, and now everyone’s making charcuterie in their garage!” ~Brian Malarkey, …
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South Bourbon Kitchen – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
“I got a plate of chicken and taters and a lot of stuff like that All, all I need is …
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Yellow Brix Restaurant – Carlsbad, New Mexico
Gastronomes (people with sensitive and discriminating culinary tastes), cerevisaphiles (aficionados of beers and ales) and oenophiles (connoisseurs of wines) have …
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Groundstone – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
Kids say the darnedest things. That was the premise of popular radio and television shows hosted by Art Linkletter from …
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PK’s Restaurant & Bar – Albuquerque, New Mexico
When the Air Force notified me I was being reassigned to Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford, friends who had been …
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Cafe Laurel – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“To anyone else,” my Kim joked “the name Café Laurel is just a cute name probably chosen because the owners …
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El Farol – Santa Fe, New Mexico
For over a quarter century, the most popular section in New Mexico Magazine (the nation’s oldest state magazine, by the …
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Seared – Albuquerque, New Mexico
While you might not be able to judge a book by its cover, sometimes a book title will resonate deeply …
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Devon’s Pop Smoke Wood Fired Grill – Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)
The book of Genesis in the Old Testament explains that after the great flood, God commanded humankind to “increase in …
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Spencer’s Restaurant – Palm Springs, California
Dean Beck: What do you have against preachers? Clay Spencer: It’s what they preach against I’m against. Dean Beck: I’m …
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Cheeky’s – Palm Springs, California
Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw is widely credited with the aphorism “England and the United States are two nations divided …
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Sherman’s Deli & Bakery – Palm Springs, California
Not everyone appreciated my friend Bob’s stark honesty as much as I did. For nearly twelve years, Bob was my …
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Jake’s – Palm Springs, California
“Now i lay me down to sleep And pray the Lord my soul to keep If i die before i …
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TFK Smokehouse & Art Barn – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Every summer, a predictable ritual takes place. After hibernating comfortably since the previous autumn, men attired in aprons emblazoned with …
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P.F. Chang’s China Bistro – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Select only things to steal from …
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Slapfish – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Every year, a jolly, bearded (some might also say fat) gentleman leaves the comforts of his home to celebrate an …
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Matanza New Mexico Local Craft Beer Kitchen – Albuquerque, New Mexico
“At school, whenever I heard the word matanza, hog butchering, My face warmed up with joy and my heart beat …
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Desert Valley Brewing – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Every time a new brewery launches in the Duke City, aficionados of quaffing ales, lagers and stouts celebrate another venue …
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Pollito Con Papas – Albuquerque, New Mexico
I think a rotisserie is like a really morbid ferris wheel for chickens. It’s a strange piece of machinery. We …
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Counter Culture Cafe – Santa Fe, New Mexico
Counterculture. Growing up in rural Taos County four decades ago, I don’t know how many of us understood that the …
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Sauce Pizza & Wine – Albuquerque, New Mexico
To celebrate the 100 year anniversary of pizza in America, James Beard Award-winning food writer Ed Levine ate nothing but …
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